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i write this story for defense one because i wrote to the editor saying do you believe this? has nobody else felt outraged about this? there was a pentagon call over the weekend they said, look, we want to pay this gratuity. we feel awful about it but the government shutdown won't allow us. i think that issue, the fact we are telling people who walked out the door thinking their loved ones would be taken care of, now that actually they will be but only when we're back in business is pretty shocking. i found it shocking as well. i think washington really does not realize that just because it stops working doesn't mean that soldiers do. >> we have a letter that has just been sent by armed forces to secretary hagel saying this is a discretionary decision by the pentagon. the pentagon is not bound legally the way it says it is. they have told us, we went back to them today, the pentagon lawyers say they have no discretion here. congressman hunter, who, of course is a republican was that the intent of congress was not to deny benefits to soldiers. >> i'm sure it wasn't the intent.
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he served as white house chief of staff, cia director and most recently secretary of defense. i'd name more but we're running out of time in the program. thanks for returning. >> how are you? >> is part of the problem in washington that you have two sides who aren't really interested in negotiating but digging in and saying, look, this is truly 100% the other side's fault? >> look, there is a lot of politics and sound bite wars going on in this town, and i understand that. i've been part of the political process. but ultimately, i think, both sides are really pretty much at the same place. you know, once you get past some of the rhetoric and some of the extremes, the fact is everybody knows we've got to extend the debt limit in order to avoid that catastrophe. everybody knows we've got to end this crazy shutdown of the federal government that's taken place, stop hurting the american people. and everybody wants to get into negotiations. what you just heard is a good example where republicans and democrats have to engage in the broader negotiations on the budget. on entitlements
he served as white house chief of staff, cia director and most recently secretary of defense. i'd name more but we're running out of time in the program. thanks for returning. >> how are you? >> is part of the problem in washington that you have two sides who aren't really interested in negotiating but digging in and saying, look, this is truly 100% the other side's fault? >> look, there is a lot of politics and sound bite wars going on in this town, and i understand that....
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and former secretary of defense, leon panetta. is the shutdown hurting our national security, and what he thinks is different today from the last shutdown in 1996. >> policy threats and basically holding the country hostage whether it's on a continuing resolution or debt ceiling or raising these kinds of blackmail approaches. >> i'm david gregory. all that ahead on this edition of "meet the press" for sunday, october 13. >> from nbc news in washington, the world's longest-running television program, this is "meet the press." >> and good sunday morning. wish there were better news to tell you but congress and plt obama are still crawling to the finish line in the race to end the fiscal crisis with the deadline this coming thursday. the focus is now in the senate. in session today, house speaker john boehner, and on saturday the talks between the house gop and president obama had broken down. so bottom line, there is no agreement on ending the shutdown of the government or raising the nation's debt limit. joining me now, the assista
and former secretary of defense, leon panetta. is the shutdown hurting our national security, and what he thinks is different today from the last shutdown in 1996. >> policy threats and basically holding the country hostage whether it's on a continuing resolution or debt ceiling or raising these kinds of blackmail approaches. >> i'm david gregory. all that ahead on this edition of "meet the press" for sunday, october 13. >> from nbc news in washington, the world's...
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>> if you look at the speech i gave at the national defense college several months ago, i outline the how i saw the shift in terrorism around the world and what we have to do to respond to it. part of what i said is that we had decimated core al qaeda, that been operating between afghanistan and pakistan. but you now have these regional groups, some of which are explicitly tied to al qaeda or that idealogy and some of which more localized. a few of them have the ability to project beyond their borders but they can do a lot of damage inside their borders. and africa is one of the places where because in some cases lack of capacity on the part of the governments and in some cases because it is easier for folks to hide out in vast terrains that are sparsely populated, that you're seeing some of these groups gather. we're going to have to continue to go after them. there's a difference between us going after terrorists who are plotting dwrekt directly to the united states and us being involved in wars. the risks of terrorism and terrorist networks will continue for some time to come. we'v
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he served as white house chief of staff, cia director and most recently secretary of defense. i'd name more but we're running out of time in the program. thanks for returning. >> how are you? >> is part of the problem in washington that you have two sides who aren't really interested in negotiating but digging in and saying, look, this is truly 100% the other side's fault? >> look, there is a lot of politics and sound bite wars going on in this town, and i understand that. i've been part of the political process. but ultimately, i think, both sides are really pretty much at the same place. you know, once you get past some of the rhetoric and some of the extremes, the fact is everybody knows we've got to extend the debt limit in order to avoid that catastrophe. everybody knows we've got to end this crazy shutdown of the federal government that's taken place, stop hurting the american people. and everybody wants to get into negotiations. what you just heard is a good example where republicans and democrats have to engage in the broader negotiations on the budget. on entitlements
he served as white house chief of staff, cia director and most recently secretary of defense. i'd name more but we're running out of time in the program. thanks for returning. >> how are you? >> is part of the problem in washington that you have two sides who aren't really interested in negotiating but digging in and saying, look, this is truly 100% the other side's fault? >> look, there is a lot of politics and sound bite wars going on in this town, and i understand that....
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the defense of marriage act and whether same-sex couples can be treated differently. we have the adviser for lgbt advisers at the center for american progress. we have to start in terms of yesterday's case. it looks like all signs point it a dig that it couldn't be argued because it would pertain directly to california. >> we have to first keep in mind that this is all more speculative. if we followed the line of questioning last june, the we can't always tell what is in the justice's minds. this is a conservative court and a big step for the justices to be thes declare the fundamental right. it sounded like they are not ready. >> in terms of today's case which i find interesting, you look at this and it was confusioning to us lay people. today is section three of doma. whether or not the government has the right to withhold the thousands of benefits that come from the actual marriage. in terms of that case especially in the lgbt community, this is more a possibility of moving forward and delivering a huge win. >> political win, but a legal win. a constitutional win.
the defense of marriage act and whether same-sex couples can be treated differently. we have the adviser for lgbt advisers at the center for american progress. we have to start in terms of yesterday's case. it looks like all signs point it a dig that it couldn't be argued because it would pertain directly to california. >> we have to first keep in mind that this is all more speculative. if we followed the line of questioning last june, the we can't always tell what is in the justice's...
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reporting now that what's going to happen the republicans are going to go with -- they're going to let defense cuts take effect because that means a lot of the domestic cuts take effect which is conservativism and getting their way. also possibly hurting the economy. although that's a conspiratorial notion on my part. what are the republicans going to do? big issue coming up. >> we reported this week that they're going -- the moving toward letting those across the board cuts go in and this is the best shot we have at it. budget control. it's going to become the law. march 1. so there's no debate about that. and to undo them, democrats are demanding tax increases. and republicans are saying no way. chris: an expert on capitol hill. kelly. what do you think -- when you go around and just chat with people, do you sense that there is this cracking of ice that maybe we should have a hand in legislation and not just say no? >> i think there's less focus on what the obama politics of the moment or his legacy. and it's beginning to creep, at least with some people, about what story they will be able t
reporting now that what's going to happen the republicans are going to go with -- they're going to let defense cuts take effect because that means a lot of the domestic cuts take effect which is conservativism and getting their way. also possibly hurting the economy. although that's a conspiratorial notion on my part. what are the republicans going to do? big issue coming up. >> we reported this week that they're going -- the moving toward letting those across the board cuts go in and...
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they say they want more funding for defense. the speaker says he wants more on long-term entitlement reform. this gets nothing. it gets long-term entitlement -- >> was the president right or wrong in that clip i just showed you? >> i think the president was overall right in that the idea of an across the board all spending cut was the idea of republicans. but, yes, we put forth the design of how to do that. >> which was the sequester. >> but, david, the right answer is -- >> which was the sequester? >> the right answer is we did all agree to it to force us to compromise on long-term entitlements and revenue reform. >> but that hasn't happened. >> that simpson-bowles called for and others. >> but that hasn't happened? >> and why hasn't it happened, david? >> i think you made your case about that. in the back and forth, you found yourself in a feud with bob woodward of "the washington post" about some of these issues. and part of that exchange in an otherwise cordial email included this. this is an email from you to bob woodward.
they say they want more funding for defense. the speaker says he wants more on long-term entitlement reform. this gets nothing. it gets long-term entitlement -- >> was the president right or wrong in that clip i just showed you? >> i think the president was overall right in that the idea of an across the board all spending cut was the idea of republicans. but, yes, we put forth the design of how to do that. >> which was the sequester. >> but, david, the right answer is...
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. >> we give broad authority through the department of defense to pay all sorts of bills, including this, and frankly i think it is disgraceful that they're withholding these benefits. >> reporter: the chairman that runs the armed services committee says that lawmakers will fix this tomorrow. >> they will get their benefits. >> reporter: can you promise that? >> i promise that. there is no question they will get their benefits. >> reporter: tonight, pentagon lawyers say they simply disagreed with the speaker and lawmakers and learned that the department of defense didn't have the authority to pay these benefits now. tonight, senators from both parties have written to secretary hagel, and tomorrow they are expected to pass a bill that would protect the benefits right away. >> kelly o'donnell, thank you, of course the continshutdown continues, as we said we heard from both sides, chuck todd was there for it. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, nine days before the country runs out of its ability to borrow money and we don't appear closer to a deal, republicans continue to insist that
. >> we give broad authority through the department of defense to pay all sorts of bills, including this, and frankly i think it is disgraceful that they're withholding these benefits. >> reporter: the chairman that runs the armed services committee says that lawmakers will fix this tomorrow. >> they will get their benefits. >> reporter: can you promise that? >> i promise that. there is no question they will get their benefits. >> reporter: tonight, pentagon...
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the obama administration, the department of defense informed congress and the public that the department would be legally unable to pay death benefits were there to be a lapse in dod appropriations and unfortunately, said the administration, this issue was not explicitly addressed as part of the pay our military act, which congress did pass last week. the president was very disturbed to learn of this problem and directed dod to work with omb and his lawyers to develop a possible solution. well, this, of course, is counteracted by duncan hunter and other republican members of congress and the military branch who say that they believe that the pay our military act did cover it. so you've got this additional dispute between both ends of pennsylvania avenue as to whether the congressional fix worked or didn't. in any case, it obviously didn't work because the death benefits aren't being paid. now the house is voting this afternoon. then it will go to the senate. there could be unanimous consent. the senate could take it up quickly as the house has. jack, the larger issue is the role of the m
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they know he's going to be secretary of defense. there is absolutely no purpose in what cruz is doing except trying to move he's more obnoxious than neocons are. they're just messing around with the government of the united states, i think. >> they're messing around in a particularly ugly way. i mean, ted cruz, this is ugly stuff, chris. and the good news for marco rubio is he makes rubio look like a statesman. and john mccain god bless him is rising to the occasion. and i haven't had many nice things to say about mccain in the last few years. it is separating out the attack dogs and the really vicious people from the people who are merely obstructionists. anyway, marco rubio missed a big moment last night. it's not about the drink of water. it comes down to the fact they do not understand that this new democratic electorate, latinos, women, african-americans, asians, young people. they like government. they really believe that government has a role in their lives. and they also know something that white voters have forgot. and that
they know he's going to be secretary of defense. there is absolutely no purpose in what cruz is doing except trying to move he's more obnoxious than neocons are. they're just messing around with the government of the united states, i think. >> they're messing around in a particularly ugly way. i mean, ted cruz, this is ugly stuff, chris. and the good news for marco rubio is he makes rubio look like a statesman. and john mccain god bless him is rising to the occasion. and i haven't had...
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when he's on tv with people like candy crowley, it's all defensive. woe is me. you see him on the stump, the fingers are out pointing. it's like pat buchanan. he's giving instructions and leading on the army. the minute he's in the studio with an objective questioner, it's woe is me. doesn't anybody see this crap? or not? i don't know. i see it. >> it's absolute rope-a-dope. on the political side, his whole theory, his whole theory of the case is built on a lie. he is lying to the base of his party and promising them he can deliver the end of the affordable care act. which he should know. to build on that to keep people behind him, he's continuing to tell more lies which is this is really the democrats. they're making me do this. i'm not a bad guy. i don't want to shut the government down, they do. it's this perfect pivot he's doing between the mainstream media where he wants to be a presidential candidate. and his base that wants to be a fighter and wrestling obama to the mat. >> it's a combination of rush limbaugh's sort of woe is me, the guy out there selling
when he's on tv with people like candy crowley, it's all defensive. woe is me. you see him on the stump, the fingers are out pointing. it's like pat buchanan. he's giving instructions and leading on the army. the minute he's in the studio with an objective questioner, it's woe is me. doesn't anybody see this crap? or not? i don't know. i see it. >> it's absolute rope-a-dope. on the political side, his whole theory, his whole theory of the case is built on a lie. he is lying to the base of...
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you know, they say they like defense, republicans tend to be, as a group, a bit more hawkish than democrats, but not in terms of supporting the military. both parties are whatever they are, but they're not particularly ideological about veterans benefits and things like that. but along come the republicans. it seems like they wrote that bill, shutting down the government, they wrote the exceptions. they never made the exceptions for what happens if you get killed in war, which is part of war. it happens. it's one of the statistical realities of war, which we all hate, but it's there. and they never allowed for the fact that some of our good gis are risking their life for this country and its values, including democracy, aren't going to make it back. and apparently according to the expert, the controller, they knew it when they did it that they were secluding the death benefits, the $100 k that goes to the family for travel and everything, they knew they were kissing good-bye to that and they did it. i don't get that part. >> i don't get, really, any of it, when they talk about that there's
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and a deep dive into this effort to stop chuck hagel from becoming the next secretary of defense. who is behind these groups and what's really motivating them? good morning from washington. it's tuesday, january 29th, 2013. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. pac show for you, i promise. my first reads of the morning, nearly two years ago, president obama gave a speech in el paso calling for immigration reform, stronger board security and a path to citizenship. >> el paso, the question is whether those in congress who previously walked away in the name of enforcement are now ready to come back to the table and finish the work that we've started. >> well, now that a bipartisan group of senators have come back to the table, the president today will praise the principles this group of eight laid out calling for the country to get behind in senate plan. as white house senior advisor dan pfeiffer just tweeted, today, potus will applaud the bipartisan senate agreement consistent with his long-held view and lay out his vision for immigration reform. "the washington post" is the
and a deep dive into this effort to stop chuck hagel from becoming the next secretary of defense. who is behind these groups and what's really motivating them? good morning from washington. it's tuesday, january 29th, 2013. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. pac show for you, i promise. my first reads of the morning, nearly two years ago, president obama gave a speech in el paso calling for immigration reform, stronger board security and a path to citizenship. >> el...
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not just republicans on the defensive in moderate to swing districts. it's democrats, as well. >> and emily, we heard steve israel say common sense, you know, delays, things like that. if it -- this is going to happen. you know? we know it's going to happen in some form or another. the question is when. >> yeah, you know, i mean, for -- even for democrats to be denying that there have not been problems, we just come up as totally disingenuous and people hate politicians that lie. so to deny any problems at all would just be ridiculous. like, you have to be acknowledging the problems and the president did. but what i also think is disingenuous is a lot of the republicans that are on this committee that are holding the hearing today were also on the committee with the medicare part d rollout. and at the time said things like, it's going take a little while. there might be some glitches. so the fact that all of a sudden they have turned the page suddenly and this is totally unacceptable, you know, first it was don't pass the law. repeal the law. delay the
not just republicans on the defensive in moderate to swing districts. it's democrats, as well. >> and emily, we heard steve israel say common sense, you know, delays, things like that. if it -- this is going to happen. you know? we know it's going to happen in some form or another. the question is when. >> yeah, you know, i mean, for -- even for democrats to be denying that there have not been problems, we just come up as totally disingenuous and people hate politicians that lie. so...
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last night defense secretary chuck hagel ordered a retraining, rescreening, and recredentialing of all sex assault officers. this is what could make this time different, seven female members, all senators, who make up a little more than a quarter of the committee. on the house side, women comprise about one in five of the committee members. these are huge committees, of course. joining me, politico's wanda summers and goldie tower, who served in the marines. wanda, give us a sense, are these bad apples or systemic, the old question about any organization? >> chris, if you ask any lawmakers, they'll tell you this is proven, this is a systemic issue. it's a cultural issue within the military that needs to be addressed. where so frequently you have women and men reporting they have been the victims of rape and sexual assault. obviously, if that's a cultural issue, that's quite hard to legislate and tough thing for lawmakers on capitol hill to swallow. they are looking to the pentagon to see if they are going to get their act together and reduce these number of trends. >> we have a volunte
last night defense secretary chuck hagel ordered a retraining, rescreening, and recredentialing of all sex assault officers. this is what could make this time different, seven female members, all senators, who make up a little more than a quarter of the committee. on the house side, women comprise about one in five of the committee members. these are huge committees, of course. joining me, politico's wanda summers and goldie tower, who served in the marines. wanda, give us a sense, are these...
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the defense contends kern's actions were not -- were a mistake. he wore his service revolver during training and said he accidentally or the wrong weapon. >> the training gun was in his pocket and the service revolver was in the holster. how do you get those two mixed up? fired theought he training weapon at a door to teach the recruits a less -- a lesson when he saw them lingering in a hallway. the judge said a reasonable officer would not have fired anything and would rather have communicated that lesson. > a lawyer for one of the u.s. naval academy midshipmen accused of sexual assault is asking for the superintendent of the academy to be removed from the case. under rmal protocol the superintendent decides who serves on the court-martial panel buan attorney for it josh tate told a judge tuesday night that michael miller, the vice admiral, was unfit for the position. he decided to referred the case to a cart or show the spite a recommendation not to do so. thats one of two athletes was [inaudible] look at aan has a debate over new school. >> ter
the defense contends kern's actions were not -- were a mistake. he wore his service revolver during training and said he accidentally or the wrong weapon. >> the training gun was in his pocket and the service revolver was in the holster. how do you get those two mixed up? fired theought he training weapon at a door to teach the recruits a less -- a lesson when he saw them lingering in a hallway. the judge said a reasonable officer would not have fired anything and would rather have...
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it's because the government wants to pass a budget. >> that man who confronted him to came to the defense of a park ranger was furloughed and vice president bide earn weighed in. he called the park ranger to say he was proud of her. let's bring in the former democratic senator and the senior reporter for politico and strategist and top aid. sometimes you see an event and you are like what? i think everybody wants the honor flight and the open air memorials to go around and understand the concerns and you have visitors to a world war ii memorial and there is concern. they may not have the resources to help it get around. >> when you are in a shut down situation, everything gets examined. a congressman gets examined and the benefit. you say everyone sees it. i like randy, but he shouldn't have said that. that was stupid. the fact is this is why they have to open up the government and get back on budget. the whole strategy is dumb. they shouldn't do it. they should figure out a way. i understand they are getting negotiations and we have to do that, but the shut down puts a lot of stress on a
it's because the government wants to pass a budget. >> that man who confronted him to came to the defense of a park ranger was furloughed and vice president bide earn weighed in. he called the park ranger to say he was proud of her. let's bring in the former democratic senator and the senior reporter for politico and strategist and top aid. sometimes you see an event and you are like what? i think everybody wants the honor flight and the open air memorials to go around and understand the...
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a fascinating coalition of new guys in the tea party caucus, and defense hawks like kellie ayotte, lindsey graham, and marco rubio, dean heller and susan collins also against this thing. it picked up two democratic votes from max baucus and mark warner, both up for reelection. three endangered red state democrats voted against it, and it got zero republican votes, which immediately blasted the democratic senators in releases like this one, hagen allowing devastating sequester to hit north carolina, voting against both republican and democratic alternatives to replace the sequester. so it's the start of a frenzy to prevent layoff or furloughs, or does sequester end up being much ado about nothing? the white house still thinks republicans will be forced to come around. last night the president said, quote -- instead of closing a single tax loopholes that benefits the well off and well connected, they chose to cut vital services. will the country have the reaction that the white house is looking for? senate democrats are signaling they won't risk a government shutdown fighting for replacement
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does this put the president on the defensive or is netanyahu on the defensive? >> i think it's a mistake for prime minister netanyahu to make this about israel. i think it's more important that he indicate that he would welcome a diplomatic agreement if it truly led to a removal of the nuclear threat from iran and then let the u.s. see whether or not it can make something of this. but the more that prime minister netanyahu makes this about israel's concerns, then i think the danger for israel is they will be blamed if the diplomatic effort fails. >> should the diplomatic effort -- will it succeed? what is your take away? we've talk about this, whether rouhani is the real deal, enough running room to negotiate given the fact there were protests when he returned from new york? >> i would say right now, based on what president rouhani has said, he certainly does not have the ability to deliver the kind of concessions washington will demand as a condition for lifting the most fundamental sanctions. but it's early in the process now. sanctions are having a very punis
does this put the president on the defensive or is netanyahu on the defensive? >> i think it's a mistake for prime minister netanyahu to make this about israel. i think it's more important that he indicate that he would welcome a diplomatic agreement if it truly led to a removal of the nuclear threat from iran and then let the u.s. see whether or not it can make something of this. but the more that prime minister netanyahu makes this about israel's concerns, then i think the danger for...
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the department of defense and by veterans affairs. senator jack reed is a member of the armed services committee and joins me now and, of course, a veteran himself. senator, thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> what is the impact on defense. some people might say, okay, we went through this for 16 days. it's over. the monuments have reopened. where is the real cost in terms of our military? >> the real cost is many of the critical civilians were not able to work. you had to have meetings delayed. you had to have contracts deferred in terms of negotiation or oversight. there's a host of costs associated with the shutdown that are just beginning to be felt and felt over the next several weeks if not months. >> what about veterans affairs? we focused a lot on people who were at risk of not getting their checks that veteran affairs was running out of cash by next week. will that go smoothly? is there a delay as people come back to work? >> i know the secretary is trying his utmost to start moving quickly so that our veterans do g
the department of defense and by veterans affairs. senator jack reed is a member of the armed services committee and joins me now and, of course, a veteran himself. senator, thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> what is the impact on defense. some people might say, okay, we went through this for 16 days. it's over. the monuments have reopened. where is the real cost in terms of our military? >> the real cost is many of the critical civilians were not able to work. you...
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is there any defense over this from the university community? >> i think it was only human for people to do what they did. no, i think the outcome's indefensible. we at purdue are -- decided we're getting off, first of all, the sticker price treadmill. there was an assumption apparently correct for a while that the more you charge, the more value people would assume was in the product, which is not the case. you know, student loans -- >> because it was so easy, people -- my theory was it's too easy to get loans, too easy to make a parent get a second mortgage. >> absolutely. with the best of intentions, we subsidized loans and grants into higher eds. students and their families were no better off. so i think something very different is coming. and universities, and we intend to lead there at purdue, will need to deliver an excellent education at a very affordable price. prove that students learned and grew while they were there. we think that's the future. not a continuation where we've been. >> do you think you will have a market of students th
is there any defense over this from the university community? >> i think it was only human for people to do what they did. no, i think the outcome's indefensible. we at purdue are -- decided we're getting off, first of all, the sticker price treadmill. there was an assumption apparently correct for a while that the more you charge, the more value people would assume was in the product, which is not the case. you know, student loans -- >> because it was so easy, people -- my theory...
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automatic spending cuts that would hit a wide range of government programs, including department of defense, will be dedelayed for a two-month period and be paid for with a 50/50 split on tax increases and spending cuts. joining us now is kelly o'donnell what have you learned with the vice president's meeting with senate democrats? >> we were able to talk to some within the meeting, they are in a bit of waiting game, in part because of the legislation, being turned into an actual test that will have the lengtext tha language. and the budget office will give it a score what it will cost the government to do this. at this very late hour, many people at work here at the capitol hill and going over that now. the vice president was able during his meeting with democrats to walk through the process, at how he and minority leader mitch mcconnell were able to reach this agreement and what benefit he sees for this. this is significant for the president's second term for achievement that will begin -- will mark the second term and for democrats to go along in support of the president, one of the poli
automatic spending cuts that would hit a wide range of government programs, including department of defense, will be dedelayed for a two-month period and be paid for with a 50/50 split on tax increases and spending cuts. joining us now is kelly o'donnell what have you learned with the vice president's meeting with senate democrats? >> we were able to talk to some within the meeting, they are in a bit of waiting game, in part because of the legislation, being turned into an actual test...
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sequestered cuts as part of the bill they're putting off for two months, the indiscriminate cuts to defense and social programs are going to come due as well. and perhaps most importantly, the debt court of appealing is going to be hit. the congress is going to have to vote. the president has said quite forcibly i'm not going the play this game. really, the congress has to vote in order to raise that debt ceiling. and it's going to be hard to get around that basic reality. so we can expect to see, and i know this is going to be really heartening, a fight that is going to make this one perhaps look like tiddlywinks over the course of the next two months, richard. >> vic, talking about congress voting. i'll let you go here. we're watching the numbers on the floor at the moment. we're seeing what appears like that the rule has passed. we're looking at 283 at the moment in that yea column. what might we take from the rules vote? will it be parallel later on on the senate vote itself? >> i've been watching this stuff for quite some time. and i got to tell you, i've never seen a rule vote that ha
sequestered cuts as part of the bill they're putting off for two months, the indiscriminate cuts to defense and social programs are going to come due as well. and perhaps most importantly, the debt court of appealing is going to be hit. the congress is going to have to vote. the president has said quite forcibly i'm not going the play this game. really, the congress has to vote in order to raise that debt ceiling. and it's going to be hard to get around that basic reality. so we can expect to...
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a robust defense of a progressive vision of what government ought to do, defending medicare and social security. he'll make modifications, but in this era of budget cutting, he doesn't want to go too far, that's the case he made. and i wrote it down. he wants to tackle gun violence, advance gay rights, marriage equality, tackle climate change and immigration. and this was just the inaugural address. we understand there's more to come, of course, in the state of the union. all of this against a difficult backdrop where there is going to be trench warfare over the budget. this is a confident president who wants to get about building i think a durable democratic majority in the country. >> chuck todd, that second part of what david just said is where you come in. and the question is, how does anything get done? i talked to so many people today who said some -- to some effect, if they can get along at lunch, if the friendliness we saw today on that platform and at that meal happened today, can't these two sides get along and get something out of this congress? >> reporter: well, it all beg
a robust defense of a progressive vision of what government ought to do, defending medicare and social security. he'll make modifications, but in this era of budget cutting, he doesn't want to go too far, that's the case he made. and i wrote it down. he wants to tackle gun violence, advance gay rights, marriage equality, tackle climate change and immigration. and this was just the inaugural address. we understand there's more to come, of course, in the state of the union. all of this against a...